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By Harold Snipes


There are three particular questions you should have in the back of your mind and ready to ask yourself while comparing cell phone plans. What is your location, what is your need and will you need any extras. Every carrier's cell network is unique to them and all are not alike, so it's not smart to assume they will all treat you the same.

Obviously, if you live in a big city you will not have many issues as far as reception and coverage. It's when you start trying to look for coverage for areas outside the service area you might run into problems. Rural and isolated communities will not have as much available to them, so it helps to keep looking. There are some networks that offer "booster" service, increasing the all important signal from their cell towers. It's worth your time to give it a look.

What do you really need in terms of minutes? Purchasing a plan with limited minutes may look good on paper, but if you go over your minutes it won't help your checkbook if you are slapped with a fine or an increase in your bill. The same principal can be applied to buying too many minutes. If you don't need as much as you purchased, it's simply a waste of money. It may take a little time to figure out what is the best plan for you, so perhaps it would be smarter to use a prepaid plan at first.

Make sure you don't short yourself when purchasing minutes, thinking that you are saving money. Better to have a little left over at the end of the cycle than to have had to purchase additional minutes, which can be quite costly. By the same token, don't be over confident and purchase too many minutes, wasting your hard earned dollars. Its worth the time and effort to take a hard look at what you really need.

There may be a fee if you call outside your regional area originally specified. Again, it pays to ask your friends and family which carrier they use; it might be smarter to go with whom they contracted. Any extras such as messaging and texting, sending videos and taking pictures all cost money and are not included in initial bill. Be sure to monitor yourself to see exactly what it is you need, and if you can really afford any extras. Even if you can afford them, will you use them?




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